Download or read book The Loyalty and Devotion of Colored Americans in the Revolution and War of 1812 written by William Lloyd Garrison and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains excerpts from speeches and quotations related to African American military service. Includes excerpts from a William Howard Day speech delivered at a the Colored National Convention held in Cleveland, Ohio, 9 September 1852; excerpts from an address delivered in 1842 before the Congregational and Presbyterian Anti-Slavery Society of Francestown, New Hampshire, by Dr. Harris (according to many sources an African American Revolutionary War veteran); excerpts from an 1821 speech by Dr. Clarke in the convention to revise the New York State Constitution; a discussion of the formation of a colored regiment in Rhode Island, 1778, and other examples reflective of the service and patriotism of African American soldiers.